Organic Gardening

If you still have your Christmas Amaryllis sitting in a pot inside it is time to move it OUT. Planted outside in full sun your bulb will grow twice it’s size over the summer and may even produce a second bulblet! Left in a pot, you will have wimpy blooms next year, if any. In Greensboro and the Triad, Amaryllis bulbs can over-winter in the garden so we have these big vibrant blooms in May. I leave some in my herb bed year round (photo above) and re-plant the ones that bloomed over Christmas back out to full sun in late April. In fall I will bring them a few inside again to “force blooms” over the holidays. Big bulbs can produce 3 giant flower stalks that bloom for 6 weeks in the dreariest part of winter. Now that is happy gardening!

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Ellen’s “Learn to Garden” Blog

My gardens make me happy. I feel that I live in paradise. It is interesting that no matter how nice someone else’s garden may be, including famous public gardens that I have toured, the things that ultimately give the greatest joy are those growing in our own garden! I feel closer to the earth, connected to a higher spirit and wrapped in an energy that can be felt through all of my 5 senses. Perhaps you feel the same way, especially as you have enjoyed some success in your own garden. My goal is to show you how to create your own personal paradise right here in the Piedmont Triad. I hope “Garden Happy!” will take on a whole new meaning and make you smile too.